Garland, 33, has a 5.82 ERA, 4.2 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 1.19 HR/9, and 49.1% groundball rate in 68 innings across 12 starts this year. His first three starts went well, but he posted a 6.80 ERA over the next nine. Garland had shoulder surgery in July 2011, and didn't pitch again in the Majors until his Rockies debut on April 6th this year. He inked a minor league deal with the Mariners in February, but exercised an out clause in March when they chose not to commit a roster spot out of Spring Training. He then signed a Major League contract with the Rockies with a $500K base salary and an additional $2.6MM in incentives for innings pitched and games started.

Garland was drafted 10th overall by the Cubs in 1997, one spot after soon-to-be former teammate Michael Cuddyer. The White Sox pilfered him from the Cubs for reliever Matt Karchner in a cross-town swap the following year. From 2002-07, Garland averaged 207 regular season innings per year, making the All-Star team and picking up a World Series ring in '05. A California native, he later had stops with the Angels, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Padres.